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New Research Building at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Achieves LEED Certification

Building materials that better retain heat in the winter, and reflect it in the summer; plumbing fixtures that save water; and facilities that encourage employees to bicycle to work

16 Dec 2009

First Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station Built in New York

Beautiful Earth Group, a New York-based sustainable energy company, today announced it has built New York's first solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The solar-powered charging station is the first ...

16 Dec 2009

3M Acquire Manufacturer of Floor Care Products

3M announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Incavas Industria de Cabos e Vassouras Ltda., a manufacturer of floor care products based in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Terms of the transaction we...

15 Dec 2009

Demand for Polycarbonate Sheeting in Building Prompts SABIC Innovatve Plastics to Boost Production

SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that it has expanded production, increased capacity and upgraded capabilities at its specialty film and sheet facility in Vadodara, India to continue leading and to support futur...

15 Dec 2009

California Transportation Commission's Allocation to Result in Many Infrastructure Projects at Sacramento Railyards

A dozen infrastructure projects will be underway in 2010 at the downtown Sacramento Railyards resulting from last week's allocation of $31.2 million by the California Transportation Commission combined with federal s...

15 Dec 2009

Maxwell Systems to Demonstrate Construction Management Solution at World of Concrete 2010

Maxwell Systems, Inc., a leading provider of integrated construction business management software solutions, today announced its free, hands-on estimating software clinics and one-on-one construction management solution ...

15 Dec 2009

Ontario's Hydro One Selects RStandard Composite Poles

Resin Systems Inc. ("RS") (RS - TSX), a technology innovator and manufacturer of advanced composite products for infrastructure markets, announces that Hydro One has selected RStandard(R) composite poles. This ...

15 Dec 2009

UL and ICC-ES Join to Offer Dual Evaluation and Certification Program for Building Products

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the leading product safety testing organization, and ICC Evaluation Service, Inc® (ICC-ES®), the United States' leader in evaluating building products for compliance with code,...

15 Dec 2009

AGR Tools Expands Network of Distribution to Southwest Florida

AGR Tools, Inc., is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, has recently expanded their distribution network to Southwest ...

15 Dec 2009

RPM Subsidiary Acquires UK-Based Fiberglass Anti-Slip Safety Products Supplier

RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that its subsidiary, Rust-Oleum Corporation, has acquired FibreGrid Limited, a supplier of fiberglass anti-slip safety products based in the United Kingdom. Terms of the...

15 Dec 2009

China Architectural Engineering to Buy 60% Stake in Shanghai ConnGame

China Architectural Engineering, Inc. ("CAE" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CAEI), a leader in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of high-end building envelope systems, today announced ...

15 Dec 2009

CPG International Consolidates Operations of VYCOM Corp. and Scranton Products Industrial

CPG International, Inc., manufacturer of market-leading brands of highly engineered building products, introduces VYCOM, a rebranded business unit. Following the consolidation of the previous VYCOM Corporation and Scr...

15 Dec 2009

Michael Baker Jr. to Provide Engineering Services to PennDOT

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR), has been awarded a five-year contract by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Bureau of Public Transportation...

15 Dec 2009

RTI International Metals Announces Indefinite Idle Plans for Titanium Sponge Facility

RTI International Metals, Inc., (NYSE: RTI), announced today that it has determined to indefinitely idle plans to construct a titanium sponge facility. In addition, RTI has also entered into two additional long-term tita...

15 Dec 2009

Half Yearly Research Report on Poland Construction Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7f001a/construction_secto) has announced the addition of the "Construction Sector in Poland, H2 2009 - Comparative regional analysis and development foreca...

15 Dec 2009